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Regional and Global Modelling
AMMA - Toulouse 2006
K Cook, F Hourdin, C. Mari, PM Ruti
• What observations are needed forimprovement?
• Where is the model physics lacking ?• How can the SOP observations be most
effectively used?• How can we make sure that this expensive
and hard-won data are used to improveour fundamental understanding of the WAM system?
• State of the art for modellingWAM system
• What modelling activity is planned for AMMA
• Chemical modelling session
• How can the SOP observations be mosteffectively used?
IPCC models
Observed summertime precipitation climatology
CRU 1961-1990 Climatology (New et al. 1999)
8 of the 18 models do not capture the West African monsoon:
these models donot bring the precipitationmaximum ontothe continent
What about Regional Climate Models
Ocean ResGISS
Relatives
ATMO RES hor-vertMIROC
Relatives
Main issues from the discussion
• Modelling intercomparison for improving the understanding of the WAM system
• Mean, variance, PDF• Diagnostics for relationship between model’s bias and
processes• AMIP runs to be compared• RegCM as tools for sensitivity analysis
• State of the art for modelling WAM system
• What modelling activity is plannedfor AMMA
• Chemical modelling session
• How can the SOP observations be most effectively used?
The AMMA Model Intercomparison ProjectAMMA-MIP
Goals :- Evaluate global and regional climate models as for the representation ofthe west African monsoon (SEASONAL CYCLE – AEJ – AEW - CONVECTION)- Evaluate improvements coming from AMMA.- Make available outputs of some reference simulations to the AMMA community.
Do not duplicate AMIP or other programs.- more focussed- lighter- aimed to host different types of models.
2 parts :- AMMA-croos is dedicated to the study of the mean latitudinal structure ofthe monsoon. It is motivated by the relative “zonallity” of the WAM. The cros- section consists in zonal averages of model outputs (10E-10W).- AMMA-maps is dedicated to the study of synoptic dynamics (waves, onset, breaks, ...) and stationnary structures (orography, ocean/coninent, ...). 2D maps provided at a daily frequency.
2 years :2000 (Jet 200, dry) and 2003 (more recent and wetter). Extension to 2005 and 2006.
Data availableat
http://amma-mip.lmd.jussieu.frandhttp://www.cnrm.meteo.fr/amma-moana/transect
Contributions- 4 models did contribute (ARPEGE/CNRM, ECHAM4/ENEA, UCLA/UCM, LMDZ/IPSL)Among which- 2 models with ensemble simulations (6 and 9 members).- 1 model with 2 different vertical resolution- 1 model with 2 convection schemes.
- Outputs from regional climate models and chemistry transport models expected
Please contact [email protected] : Frédéric Hourdin (LMD/IPSL), Françoise Guichard(CNRM), Paolo Ruti (ENEA)Work done by : Ionela Musat (LMD/IPSL), Florence Favot (CNRM)
19 levels 42 levels
Emanuel convection Tiedtke
NCEP CMAP GPCP
West African Monsoon Modeling and Evaluation
(WAMME)
Yongkang Xue, Bill Lau, Kerry Cook
Use GCMs and regional climate models (RCMs) to study the role of land-ocean-atmosphere interaction, SST variability, land-use and water-use change, vegetation dynamics, as well as aerosol, particularly dust, on WAM development.
(1) evaluate the performance of current GCMs
(2) identify common discrepancies
(3) to conduct sensitivity experiments to isolate important key physical processes on interannual and decadal time scales
(4) to demonstrate the utility and synergy of CEOP and AMMA field data in providing a pathway for model physics evaluation and improvement.
First activity:
Each GCM/RCM modeling group will carry out simulations for 4 selected years’ monsoon season (from April through October)
2000, 2003, 2004, and 2005, (each year with four initial conditions).The one dry year (2000) and one wet year (2003) coincide with AMMA’s GCM model comparison plans. The summers of 2004 and 2005 have AMMA observations.
GCMs: External forcing from the C20C database.
RCMs: External forcing from the C20C database; lateral boundary conditionsFrom reanalysis, UK Meto, NCEP GCM
Two types of simulation are requested:(1) Use the model “as is”(2) Adjust the model to improve the simulation of the WAM
WAMME working group members
Institution Contact Person Models
Cornell University Kerry Cook, Ned Vizy MM5, WRF
GISS, NASA Len Druyan , Mat Fulakeza
Regional, GCM
GSFC, NASA William Lau NASA AGCM
IRI, Columbian University
Sylwia Trzaska IRI GCM
MRI, Japan Akio Kitoh GCM (MRI-CGCM2.3),AGCM (MRI/JMA)
NCAR Benjamin Lamptey NCAR GCM
NCEP Wassila Thiaw NCEP GCM
UCLA Yongkang Xue AGCMs, Eta
U.K. Met. Hadley Center Dave Rowell U.K. Met. GCM
Collaborators or coordinators:
AMMA: Chris Thorncroft, Paolo Ruti, Frederic Hourdin, Serge Janicot, Aaron Boone, Francoise Guichard
Modelling overview …
• 16 presentations• Dynamical-Chemical-
coupled models // R&G models
Case Stud.
Clim
RM 3 7
GM 3
• State of the art for modelling WAM system
• What modelling activity is planned for AMMA
• Chemical modelling session
• How can the SOP observations be mosteffectively used?
• Transport Models
• Chemical Aerosols models
• Step1 cross-section evaluation
• Step2 Regional Modelling
Preliminary Model Results
CO
15 August
Diurnal cycle- Development of a new set of parametrisations for Boundary Layer/Convection/Clouds
Clouds- Vertical distribution. Radiances simulations ... New satelites.
Water transport and isotopes- Large scale transport.
Dry intrusions.- Use of isotopes for model
validation and interpretation of water budgets.
Chemistry :- Impact of the WAM over
the global chemistry. Validation/MOZAIC.
- Role of convection and large scale transport.
Relative humidity (color) and convective heating (K/day, contours)
Tiedtke scheme Emanuel scheme
CO conentration (ppbv, color, from INCA) and idealized tracer
• State of the art for modelling WAM system
• What modelling activity is planned for AMMA
• Chemical modelling session
• How can the SOP observations bemost effectively used?
Few examples direct transect evaluation
Few examples stratification by parameters
Interaction issues better results for less work
Climate group
Case studies group
Forecast group
How to analyse obsdata for processstudies …
WP41 ? Large scale / synoptic
Hall
WP41 ? Heat low Parker
WP41 ? Low level atm. Guichard
Convection and atm. Dyn.Climate Modeling
Forecasting..
Chem/Aer
Interaction issues better results for less work
AMMA-MIP WAMME
PI (WP412) Seasonalcycle
PI
PI (WP413) AEROSOLS PI
PI (WP11) SST PI
WAMMEAMMA-MIP
Interaction issues less work !! … more resultshttp://amma-mip.lmd.jussieu.fr/Welcome.html